Sam Transitions To A Powerful Post-Tropical Cyclone Over The Far North Atlantic Between Newfoundland And Iceland
At 900 AM GMT (0900 UTC), the center of Post-Tropical Cyclone Sam was located near latitude 51.0 North, longitude 39.4 West. The post-tropical cyclone is moving toward the north near 23 mph (37 km/h),...
Consumer confidence surges in March to highest point in year
U.S. consumer confidence surged in March to the highest reading in a year, helped by increased vaccinations and more government economic support. (AP Photo/Steven Senne)WASHINGTON โ U.S. consumer confidence surged in March to the highest reading in a year, helped by increased vaccinations and more government economic support. The Conference Board said Tuesday its consumer confidence index rose to 109.7 in March, the best showing since it stood at 118.8 in March of last year as the pandemic was beginning to hit the United States. Most economists are forecasting strong growth in coming quarters, powered by a surge in consumer confidence and consumer spending, which accounts for 70% of economic activity. โThis should support hearty consumer spending and pave the way for a mini-boom in economic activity this spring and summer.โ
Man who played Duke Chapel bells for 50 years dies
In this 2018 photo provided by Duke University, Sam Hammond, university carillonneur, plays the Duke Chapel carillon at the university in Durham, North Carolina. Hammond, who retired as university carillonneur in 2018 after playing the bells at Duke Chapel for five decades, died Thursday at age 73 in Durham, the university said in a news release. When the basketball team played its archrival from the University of North Carolina, he played the Duke fight song. The university said he played music on the bells an average of 300 times a year, estimating his performances exceeded 15,000. In 1986, he was named university carillonneur, becoming the second person to hold that position.
The Latest: Longtime Penguins announcer out as precaution
___The Atlantic Coast Conference says Virginiaโs womenโs basketball game Tuesday against Wake Forest has been postponed and it has rescheduled the previously postponed Syracuse-North Carolina menโs basketball game for Tuesday. 19 Clemson has postponed menโs basketball games at North Carolina on Saturday and at Syracuse on Tuesday. LSU will visit Mississippi on Saturday night after both teams had their originally scheduled games postponed. ___The Washington womenโs basketball team has postponed games scheduled at No. ___The Georgia State menโs basketball team postponed games against Troy on Friday and Saturday and paused all team activities following multiple positive COVID-19 tests.
Metro Detroit couple celebrates 70 years of marriage and more
DETROIT โ Sam and Faith Strong will celebrate 70 years of marriage next month and while COVID-19 prevented them from holding a party, they still found ways to celebrate. Faith was 17 when they married in 1940 and Sam was 24. They said theyโve had their ups and downs, but theyโre still partners. You can watch Paula Tutmanโs full story in the video above. To help the Strongs celebrate, you can send cards toSam and Faith:70 Years StrongC/o Denise Harris5119 Highland Road PMB 207Waterford , MI 48327
Communities chip in for family expecting child who lost everything in Midland flood
Communities chip in for family expecting child who lost everything in Midland floodPublished: May 27, 2020, 6:18 pmWhen flood waters came through Midland County last week, it pushed Sam and Richie OโKeefeโs home against the post office.
Communities chip in for family expecting child who lost everything in Midland flood
When flood waters came through Midland County last week, it pushed Sam and Richie OKeefes home against the post office. The couple is expecting to give birth to their daughter Sydney Thursday. Everything the family had prepared for baby Sydney was washed away when the dam broke. RELATED: Midland County residents sue state of Michigan over Edenville Dam failureThe couple shared their story on social media and people rushed to help -- one person drove three hours to drop off some baby items. The couple said its overwhelming how helpful others have been for Sydney.
'Daybreak' and 'Looking for Alaska' unleash streaming teen troubles
(CNN) - Every demographic gets its own slice of the streaming pie, but teenagers remain one of the highest-profile niches. Enter a pair of series devoted to teen troubles, Hulu's "Looking for Alaska," adapted from a young-adult novel; and Netflix's "Daybreak," a strange construct set in a post-apocalyptic world. Alaska and her buddies love pulling pranks, much to the chagrin of the school's headmaster ("Veep's" Timothy Simons). Amid that glut, neither "Looking for Alaska" nor "Daybreak" seems destined to resonate much beyond narrow bases, but stranger things -- and "Stranger Things" -- have happened. "Looking for Alaska" premiered Oct. 18 on Hulu.
The 3 best barbershops in Detroit
Hoodline crunched the numbers to find the top barbershops in Detroit, using both Yelp data and our own secret sauce to produce a ranked list of the best spots to venture next time you're in the market for barbershops. Sam's Barber ShopPHOTO: AMY W./YELPTopping the list is Sam's Barber Shop. Located at 719 Griswold St., Suite 220 downtown, the barbershop is the highest-rated barbershop in Detroit, boasting five stars out of 19 reviews on Yelp. Standard Barber CompanyPHOTO: STEVE E./YELPNext up is downtown's Standard Barber Company, situated at 138 Cadillac Square. With 4.5 stars out of 38 reviews on Yelp, the barbershop has proven to be a local favorite.
Woman goes to shelter, asks for dogs there the longest
KGPE, KSEE via CNNA woman walked into a humane society in North Carolina and asked to take home the two dogs that had been there the longest, and the ones with the most special needs, WITI reported. According to a Facebook post, the woman, Leslie, was introduced to Sam, who had extensive medical issues, and 13-year-old Brutus, who has severe separation anxiety. We vowed to find these two amazing dogs their second chance, no matter how long it took, the Asheville Humane Society said. Leslie brought the two dogs home on July 26. There they will have 2 acres of fenced-in yard to spend their golden years, she said.
Bald eagle, unable to fly after being shot, victim of birdnapping
(CNN) - The Quogue Wildlife Refuge in New York is one resident short after Sammy the bald eagle was stolen from his habitat. The Suffolk County SPCA released surveillance video from the night of the birdnapping that shows a person walking through the parking lot with some sort of package and driving away. "Our main concern is the eagle's safety and welfare," Quogue Wildlife Refuge Assistant Director Marisa Nelson said in a statement. Quogue Wildlife Refuge Quogue Wildlife Refuge Posted by Suffolk County SPCA on Sunday, July 21, 2019The Suffolk County SPCA, the Nassau County SPCA and Suffolk County Crime Stoppers have banded together to offer a $15,000 cash reward for information that leads to an arrest. The possession of a bald eagle is a federal offense and punishable by fines and prison time.